Washington Weather Letter and Policy Notes
The weather year brought snow for Washington residents especially youth. The Senate refuses confirmation of several presidential appointees and may cut recess appointments. Panama Canal tolls pass one million dollars as two ships have used the canal. Lumber cargo tolls disputed. Egg crop valued at 500 million with 200 million wasted in breakage and spoilage. A crate design could reduce breakage and boost sales. The Deficiency Bill provides 2.5 million to fight hoof and mouth disease. The Agriculture Bureau seeks dried potatoes for stock feed and notes advantages over fresh tubers to rotate crops and keep soil fertile.
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Washington
Senate
Panama Canal
Bureau of Chemistry of the Agricultural Department
Clerks Respond to Observer Critique in Local Shoprow
A local letter defends retail clerks against an Observer article. The writer argues clerks deserve courteous treatment and neat appearance, noting customers should not judge staff by private habits. The piece calls for fair service and mutual respect between shoppers and store employees.
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Church
Bserver
Farmer Debates Costs of Farm Products
In a brief exchange, a farmer laments rising costs while noting the need to know botanical names of crops, entomological names of pests, and chemical names of pesticides, implying someone must pay for such knowledge.
Peruna Praised by St Louis Reader for Travel Ailments
Mr. Arthur L. Pierce of 2618 Sheridan Ave St Louis endorses Peruna as an effective remedy for catarrh and travel-related complaints. He praises its curative value as a specific for long-term illness and irregular meals, recommending it as a traveling companion for health.
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Arthur L. Pierce
Sheridan Ave
St Louis
Rural Church Cooperation Builds Community
Peter Radford argues the church, press, and school form a social triumvirate guiding nations. The rural church must cooperate across religious social and economic life to uplift agriculture, prune sectarianism, and lead in community building with unity among press, school, church and farmers.
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United States
All Progress
Reindeer Industry and Library Notes Highlight Alaska Eskimos
A US Education Bureau bulletin credits the Alaska reindeer industry with transforming Eskimos into civilized, thrifty people and notes initial imports from Siberia beginning in 1892. It details ownership, safeguards on female reindeer, apprentice paths in the service, and the system tying reindeer work to schooling. Also, library notes promote New Year reading with The American City and Town and Country contents, plus a community event schedule.
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Alaska
United States Bureau of Education
Bureau Tn Education
Siberia
King Strait
Arctic
Bureau
Bureau of Education
Reindeer Service
Reindeer
Williston
Illinois
Louisiana
County Conservation Association
Maryville
Young Folks Meet at Farmers Literary Society
The Farmers Young Folks Literary Society met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Tone on December 26 with thirty members and fourteen visitors present. Vice President Craven led the meeting through the program featuring club numbers recitations solos and readings including Greeting Glee Ole's Bees A City Girl A Love Letter From Dakota Jacobs Lament The Xmas Journey of Little Joe A Talk With Santa Our Goal Last Night Was the End of the World and Bill Nye on Hornets.
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Farmers Young Folks Literary Society
Pat Tone
Craven
Elsamere McWilliams
Elizabeth
Dakota
Dewey Lowers
Jacobs
Leslie Holland
Little Joe
Sylvia Hartman
Santa
Madge Petty
Gladys Brown
Zora Centerwall
Boy
Stanley Tone
Bill Nye
William Garretson
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Washington News
Peter Radford
National Farmers’ Union
U. O. Churchill
North Dakota ‘Agricultural College
North Dakota
Navy
North Dakota Pure Seed Laboratory
H. L. Boley
N .D. Improv Seed Growers’ Association
St Moy
Winnie Tone
Wm. Garratson
G. M. Holland
Scote
Scott
A.C. Miller
Whole Wheat Milling Co
M. S. Williams
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